Two home runs by Rusty Staub marked the Mets' 2-2 tie with the Cubs in a game halted by rain after a one hour, 14 minute delay in the ninth inning. Because the Expos won, eliminating the Mets from the N.L. East race, the game was not scheduled to be completed. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Thursday, October   1, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   2  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morales cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Wilson cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .275
De Jesus ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .192      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Buckner 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .317      Brooks 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Durham rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .291      Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .222
Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Staub 1b              3   2   2   2     0   0   .316
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Valentine rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .208
Blackwell c           2   1   2   0     0   0   .234      Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Davis c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Taveras ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Waller 3b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .259      Gardenhire ss,2b      2   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Tabler 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .188      Swan p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Krukow p              2   0   1   2     0   1   .180        Leach p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hodges ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .310
  Thompson lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .165        Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                            Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               32   2  10   2     3   7             Totals               29   2   5   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  3,553
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Mets 5
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 1
Errors: Krukow
Doubles: Blackwell (10), Krukow (2)
Home Runs: Staub 2 (5)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (9), Tabler (3)
GIDP: Durham (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow                  5     2   1   1   2   3   1  19   3.68
Eastwick                2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8   2.28
Tidrow                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.99
Totals                  8     5   2   2   2   6   2  31

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    4.1   4   2   2   0   3   0  16   3.29
Leach                   0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.62
Orosco                  2     3   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.59
Allen                   2     2   0   0   2   1   0  10   2.77
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   7   0  37

Wild Pitches: Allen (3)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: Morales popped to second; De Jesus struck out; Buckner
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Stearns flied
out to left; Brooks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Durham popped to shortstop; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blackwell singled to third; Waller flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman popped to second; Staub grounded out (first to
pitcher); Valentine was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Tabler was called out on strikes; Krukow struck out;
Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets
0.

METS 3RD: Flynn lined to right; Gardenhire grounded out (second
to first); Swan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus lined to center; Buckner singled to center;
Durham grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Stearns
grounded out (third to first); Brooks grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Blackwell
doubled to right; Waller singled to second [Blackwell to third];
LEACH REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Tabler struck out; Krukow
doubled to center [Blackwell scored, Waller scored]; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Kingman struck out; Staub homered; Valentine singled
to pitcher [Valentine to second (error by Krukow)]; Flynn
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Valentine to third]; Gardenhire
walked; HODGES BATTED FOR LEACH; Hodges walked [Gardenhire to
second]; Wilson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets
1.

CUBS 6TH: OROSCO REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); GARDENHIRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TAVERAS REPLACED FLYNN (PLAYING SS); De
Jesus singled to left; De Jesus was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Buckner walked; Durham struck out; Henderson singled to
left [Henderson out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: EASTWICK REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); DAVIS REPLACED
BLACKWELL (PLAYING C ); Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first);
Brooks flied out to right; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

CUBS 7TH: Davis popped to shortstop; Waller singled to center;
Tabler forced Waller (third to second); Eastwick struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Staub homered; Valentine grounded out (first to
pitcher); Taveras singled to second; Gardenhire lined to left;
CUBBAGE BATTED FOR OROSCO; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Morales singled to
center; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Morales to second]; Buckner struck out; Durham was walked
intentionally; Allen threw a wild pitch [Morales to third,
Durham to second]; Henderson was walked intentionally; Davis
forced Henderson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); THOMPSON
REPLACED EASTWICK (PLAYING LF); Wilson struck out; Stearns
grounded out (third to first); Brooks singled to right; Kingman
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.

CUBS 9TH: Waller singled to left; Tabler out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Waller to second]; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morales grounded out (third to first);
1:14 rain delay then game called (tie); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.